Horace Hawkins (musician)
Horace Arthur Hawkins (2 November 1880Geoffrey Shaw into the organist's seat, but it was not to be; after a long interregnum, they appointed Hawkins on his retirement from Hurstpierpoint College, where he had been organist for 22 years.
Hawkins was born in
Ave verum, still sung by the Cathedral Choir
, is dedicated to Hawkins), as well as being organist of St. George's Anglican Church.
Hawkins totally encompassed the
liturgical use of the organ. His compositions, which were never published, include a setting of the Te Deum for massed men's voices, four-part choir, brass and organ.[4]
Hawkins held his position at Chichester for 20 years, before being succeeded by John Birch. One of Hawkins' Assistant Organists during this time was Anne Maddocks, whose appointment in 1942 marked the first time a woman held such a post in an English cathedral.[5]
References
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ Organs and Organists of Chichester Cathedral
- ^ But see “Winchester Cathedral Assistant Organists: Hilda Bird, 1919”